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Tottenham Hotspur have given Emmanuel Adebayor compassionate leave to return to Togo to sort out some personal issues, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The striker has recently posted a series of updates on his Facebook page that listed a number of allegations against his family.

Adebayor admitted in his most recent post that he considered committing suicide on numerous occasions due to family issues.

"Many times I wanted to give up. Ask my sister Iyabo Adebayor how many times I have called and was ready to commit suicide," Adebayor wrote.

"I kept these stories for years. But if I die, no-one would know my story, no-one would learn from it. Some people say I should keep these stories private, but someone has to sacrifice himself, someone has to talk about it."

Adebayor will miss the final game of the season against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday and will not travel on the post-season tour to Malaysia and Sydney.

Adebayor wants other African families to learn from his troubles. Credit: PA

Emmanuel Adebayor has opened up about his complicated family life in a lengthy Facebook post.

The Spurs striker is often criticised for demanding extortionate wages even though he plays very little first team football.

Adebayor claims that his family members have made extraordinary demands since he came to prominence as football ten years ago.

In a section of the post, he explained:

I was in Ghana when I received the news about my brother Peter being seriously ill. I drove the fastest I could to Togo in order to meet him and help. When I arrived, my mother said I could not see him and I should just give the money and she would solve everything...

I organized a meeting in 2005 to solve our family issues. When I asked them about their opinion, they said I should build each family member a house and give each of them a monthly wage...

If I am writing this, the main purpose is not to expose my family members. I just want other African families to learn from this.